Tag: wellness

2 Your Health: Sleep, Insomnia, and How Massage Can Help You

Heidi Overman, LMT #MT-24997 Sleep is crucial for your health. Sleep impacts digestion, the nervous system, heart and circulatory system, hormones, metabolism, as well as the respiratory and immune systems. It can also lead to issues with thinking, memory and brain health. Numerous factors, including health concerns, stress, anxiety, worry, trauma, and even the relentless…

2 Your Health: Therapeutic Massage: What It Is and Why You Need It

Heidi Overman, LMT and Certified Integrative Health Coach Massage has often been mischaracterized as relaxation or an indulgence reserved for vacations. This is a perception I have dedicated my career to debunk. Utilizing my therapeutic massage techniques, educational background, and demonstrated outcomes, I have successfully assisted numerous clients with old injuries, chronic pain, muscular problems,…

2 Your Health: Stress, Anxiety, and Massage

Heidi Overman, LMT and Certified Integrative Health Coach Stress. Anxiety. Fatigue. Words that have become too frequent in our daily lives. Words that describe what we are going through yet managing. These words can feel insurmountable. Stress can overtake your life, without you even knowing. It can start feeling like “the norm” until one day…

First Annual SBR Health & Wellness Fair a Huge Success!

Linda Shannon-Hills “This is an outstanding health fair!” and “Very well organized!” were just some of the comments heard at the first SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) Health & Wellness Fair. The Ranch House Sol Ballroom was buzzing with over 45 exhibitors and more than 360 residents in attendance for the fair held on March 9. Our…

2 Your Health: How to Have Healthy Relationships with Adult Children and Siblings

Dr. Rose Bricker Just because our children and siblings are now adults, doesn’t mean that our relationships with them are without challenges. The old pattern of communication is often continued throughout our lives, causing feelings of hurt, frustration, anxiety, and even anger. It’s not until we learn new healthy communication skills that the relationships can…

Let’s Talk Fitness

Kelly Hastings Who doesn’t want to be fit? Fitness includes being able to walk and stay balanced, as well as participate in bocce ball, pickleball, fitness classes, lap swimming, aquatic classes, running, biking, barre, Zumba, or any other activity you enjoy. Fitness is a holistic concept that reflects our overall well-being. Being fit means we have the ability to perform our daily tasks effectively. There are five components to…

7 Things to Let Go of for a Happier Life

Suzanne Marlatt Stewart With the new year approaching, you may be considering making some changes in your life. Usually, when it comes to living a happier life, there is the belief we need more. That might include more money, driving a newer car, or more vacations. While some of those things could contribute to your…